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Preseason game #2: Superbowl Rematch Colts vs. Bears

Preseason game 2. Rematch of the Superbowl. ESPN will be televising this with their Monday Night Football crew. Will be on locally on WNDY channel 23. Starters should go a bit longer in this one. Running back Kenton Keith should make his debut as well.

The Indianapolis Colts, 0-1, open the home portion of the preseason schedule by facing the Chicago Bears, 1-0, on Monday, August 20. Kickoff for the contest in the RCA Dome, broadcast nationally by ESPN, is 8:00 p.m. (EDT)/7:00 p.m. (CDT).

The last time these clubs met came before an estimated worldwide audience of 139,000,000 spectators as the Colts earned a 29-17 win in Super Bowl XLI in Dolphin Stadium on February 4, 2007. The clubs will be meeting for the 14th time in preseason action. The preseason series started in 1957, and the clubs last met in preseason action on August 20, 2005, with Chicago earning a 24-17 win in Indianapolis. The league series stands 22-17 in favor of the Colts.

Re: Preseason game #2: Superbowl Rematch Colts vs. Bears

Of course it's not a rematch in the "playing a game with your best players in order to try to win" sense , Or even with the same rosters that played in the Super Bowl. But these franchises are the two most recent participants. And the Colt's keep giving lip service to the notion that they actually do want to win a preseason game.

I personally hope they don't do well because that usually means really good regular seasons (e.g. a collective 22-0 to start the last two), which is phenomenal considering how hard it is to win each game.

Dungy has been saying he wishes they had more, not less, games and practice time in the preseason. They have to get two rookie defensive tackles ready and a rookie left tackle.

One outstanding development is the continuing progress of free safety Antoine Bethea. He is the perfect compliment to Sanders because of his great range and reaction, allowing Sanders to cheat a little more towards the line of scrimmage. Plus, he tackles very well and loves to be physical. Gold in the 6th round!

Re: Preseason game #2: Superbowl Rematch Colts vs. Bears

Went to the game myself, at least till the Sorgi INT. Ugoh looked pretty good I thought. They ran behind him, definitely trapped behind him, seemed okay in pass protection most of the time. Manning had happy feet before his sack and then the next play that ended the early drive, not sure if that was due to Ugoh or what, but after that everything settled down.

One thing is clear though, if Hayden, Jackson and Sanders don't play in about 43-44 collective games this season the team will be in trouble. I think the DTs can be passable with 93, 98 and 58 in key spots to support them and with those DBs able to come up. But if you have to go thinner in the secondary this team is in trouble in a hurry.

BTW, Griese has just totally lost his touch. He missed wide open guys or underthrew them all night. No wonder they keep the suck-fest that is Rex as the starter. On that line, Rex was the Colts best offensive player once again. It was 12 vs 10 when the Bears were on offense.